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#1 Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges
Sep 20 2023 // An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment,...
#2 Indiana Attorney General Sues State’s Largest Hospital System Over Privacy of Ohio Girl Who Traveled for Abortion
Sep 19 2023 // NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana`s attorney general has sued the state`s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an...
#3 Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $548K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Sep 19 2023 // On four occasions in less than three months in 2023, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors observed a Millersburg, Ohio roofing contractor again exposing workers to deadly fall hazards of up to 19 feet at four residential...
#4 Norfolk Southern Bondholders Sue Over Safety Disclosures Preceding Ohio Derailment
May 18 2023 // Norfolk Southern Corp was sued on Tuesday by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous...
#5 Ohio Adopts Four International Building Codes
Sep 29 2023 // The state of Ohio has adopted four of the 2021 International Codes including the 2021 editions of the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code and the International...
#6 Political Violence in Polarized US at Its Worst Since 1970s
Aug 11 2023 // As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, the 911 operator asked her: Did she know who killed him – or why? Sobbing, King identified the shooter as her neighbor in the small...
#7 Tech Firm Behind Kentucky School Bus Route Snafu Had Problems in Ohio
Aug 17 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city`s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last...
#8 NTSB Begins Investigation of Deadly Ohio Bus Crash Involving High School Students
Nov 16 2023 // ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six...
#9 Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.
Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.” Sixteen days later, as he...
#10 Adults in Ohio Can Legally Possess and Grow Marijuana – But There’s Nowhere to Buy It
Dec 11 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of recreational marijuana limbo, in which adults can legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it. That combination of factors related to a...
#11 Ohio Resin Manufacturer Fined $171K for Exposing Workers to Respiratory Hazards
May 24 2023 // In certain concentrations, flammable vapors can ignite, leading to powerful explosions and leaving workers seriously injured or worse. For workers manufacturing plastic resin, the high heat used in the production process...
#12 Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns
Aug 22 2023 // Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had been harassed for years by managers who said he...
#13 Wisconsin’s United Mutual to Merge Into Ohio Mutual Holding Company Structure
May 23 2023 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has reached agreement to merge Medford, Wisconsin-based United Mutual Insurance Company as a subsidiary under Ohio Mutual’s mutual holding company structure. The boards...
#14 Football Player with Down Syndrome Sues Ohio College for Discrimination
May 17 2023 // An Ohio man who was the first person with Down syndrome to play and score a point in a college football game is now suing the school, its president and several staffers. Caden Cox alleges he was the target of disability...
#15 Firefighters Struggled to Identify the Toxic Freight in Ohio Train Derailment, Chiefs Say
Jun 26 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the...
#16 Ohio Voters to Decide on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Nov 7 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance than simply decriminalizing the drug. Supporters...
#17 Ohio Court Revives Dog Bite Injury Claim Against Insurer Due to Ambiguous Policy Exclusion
Nov 14 2023 // An Ohio appellate court revived a dog bite injury claim against an insurer after finding that the terms of an exclusion in the homeowners’ insurance policy, intended to bar coverage for dogs with a history of...
#18 Norfolk Southern Looks to Others to Share Blame in February Derailment
Jul 7 2023 // Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the...
#19 Hub Acquires Ohio’s HORAN Associates
Jun 6 2023 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the employee benefits assets of HORAN Associates, Inc. and HORAN Smart Business, LLC (collectively HORAN Health). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With...
#20 Ohio Plastic Manufacturer to Pay $252K Over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 13 2023 // Pretium Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers, will pay $252,768 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
